Oil dispenser



J. F. CONNELLY.

OIL DISPENSER.

APPLICATION FILED 00128, I920.

Patented Jan. 17, 1922.

Jenn r. o'oivitnnn SPBINGFIELD, ELLEN 01S.-

OIL DISPENSER.

Application filed Gctober 28, 1320.

To all "iv/2cm may concern:v

Be it known that 1, JOHN F. CoNNnLLY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Sprnglield, in the county of Sangamon and btate of Illinois, have invented a new and useful Oil Dispenser, of which the following is a spec-ii cation.

The invention relates to improvements in L iances for displaying and dispensing oil or other liquids.

The purposes of the invention are :to provide a dispenser comprising a transparent vessel for containing a measured quantity it liquid, which will be visible in order that he buver may see that he is getting the quantity or liquid to'which he is entitled; a metal detachably connected with the containcr and orotccting it against accidental break a tunnel tor conveying the liquid while being discharged; :neans admitting of filling the container while the funnel is attached thereto; means for admitting air the container to facilitate the flow of the liq id therefrom; and an extension, detaclr ably connected with thei unnel and adapted to oermit the dischar 'e of the li uid into i a tillllis or vessels inaccessible to the tunnel proper.

Jhe invention is primarily designed for the display and dispensing of oil, but is obviously equally effective for displaying and dispensing other liquids.

The invention is illustrated in the annexed drawing to which reference is hereby made, and will now be described and the novel features thereof will be recited in the claims.

Figure 1 is a side elevation of an oil dispenser, embodying my invention; Fig. 2 is a plan view of the blank from which the casing is formed; Eig. 3 is an enlarged longi tudinal sectional view showing the internal construction of the air duct and valve; and l i -lshows a fragment of the funnel and a St .v cap thereon. The same reference numerals designate the same parts in all the views.

The container 1 is preferably a glass Mason i'ruit jar of the capacity of a pint, a quart, or a halt gallon; as the case may be, as said ars have standardized screws so that a cap or tunnel fitted to the screw of one jar will on any other The elongated funnel 2 is of sheet metal and the expanded part 3 of the tunnel has screw threads l engaging on the screw of the container. The tunnel also has an intake Specification of Letters Patent.

. Patented Jan. 17, 1922.

Serial No. 42 ,088

gauze, is lined in an oblique position in the nain uses of the ap iliance is to o automobiles, the oil containingwhich are variously located. in some cases the containers are inaccessible by means ot a straight tunnel. I therefore provide an extension 25 of sheet metal screwing onto the screw 7. When it is necessary to use the extension it will be attached as shown in Fig. in other cases the extension will not be used.

The air duct, and the valve contained therein, shown in 3, w"l now be described. The tubular air cuct comprises an outwardly extended nieniber't and a member 10, e.;tendi11g upwardly almost the entire l gth of the funnel in communication 11 the member 9. At the inner terminal of 5 air duct is a cylindrical valve-body12 crazed on the air duct and having outlet 1 13. The valve-body 12 has inernal crew threads 1 T his an enla "ged conical member 16, adapted 0 seat on a flared valve seat 17 at the inner end of air duct, and an integral screw 18, en gaging the screw threads 14. A pin 19, extends through the stem 15, and serves as a handle to rotate the stem. in assembling the valve mechanism the stem 15 will be inserted 'h the valve-body l2 and through the The pin 19 will then be placed in positen transverse to the stem, and using the )in as a handle, the screw 18 will be retated to cans the member 12 to engage firmly on the seat 7, so thatair will be excluded from the interior of the casing 12. The operation of the air duct and valve will be described later.

The protective casing, designated as a whole by the numeral 20, pressed from a single sheet of metal and comprises a polygonal body with radiating staves 21. The stares are bent upwardly along the lines Each stave has tongues 22, pressed from the metal of the stave, and adapted to support wires 24-, which bind the staves together. The staves extend upwardly beyond the flared terminal or the funnel; and the wire connecting the upper terminal parts of the staves prevents detaching of the funnel without removing the wire. it is rarely necessary to remove the tunnel except in he valve stem 15 case of breakage of the container. The cas ing protects the container so that with ordinary care there islittle danger of breaking the container.

The mode of using the appliance is as follows :-Tl1e funnel will be screwed on to the container and the container will be placed in the casing and the wires 24 will be placed on the hooks 22, and the ends twisted together to securely connect the container, the casing and the tunnel. Preliminary to filling the container the valve 16 will be tightly closed so that oil cannot enter the air duct. The cap 6 will be unscrewed and oil will be introduced through the intake 5. If it is desired to use the straight funnel the tapered terminal of the funnel will be inserted. in the opening in the oil reservoir, and the valve 16 will be opened to permit air from the air duct to pass through the opening 13 of the valvebody into the space above the oil in the in verted container, thus admitting air to facilitate the flow of liquid through the funnel, and if the flow is too rapid the valve will be closed more or less to retard the flow of liquid as may be desired. It the opening in the oil reservoir is not accessible to the straight funnel the angular extension 25 will be attached and its free end will be inserted in the opening in the reservoir.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent is 1. In an appliance of the class described, the combination of a transparent container having a screwy-threaded portion, a funnel having an expanded screw threaded member engaging the screw-threaded portion of the container a protected intake opening; an air duct, extended outwardly through the funnel and extended upwardly inside the funnel, and a valve controlling the admission of air through said air duct. 7

2. In an appliance of the class described, the combination of a funnel; an air duct having a member extended outwardly through the wall of the tunnel and a member extended upwardly inside the funnel; a valve stem extending downwardly through the outwardly extended member of the air duct; a valve body fixed on the air duct; a valve seating on the inner terminal of the air duct; and a screw operative upon rotation of the valve stem to open or close the valve.

3. In an appliance of the class described, the combination of one piece protective casing comprising staves spaced apart from each other and provided with hooks; a container inside the protective casing and hav ing a screw; a funnel engaging on the screw oi the container; and wires connecting the staves, the container and the funnel.

4-. In an appliance of the class described, the combination of a container; a funnel connected with the container; and a branched and valved air duct extending downwardly into the container and upwardly into the funnel and. adapted to permit the intake o'l air through the air duct and prevent the escape of oil through the air duct.

I11 witness whereof I have hereunto signed a 

